dirty realism
noun
a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
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Derived forms of dirty realism
dirty realist, nounWords nearby dirty realism
dirty look, give a, dirty-minded, dirty old man, dirty one's hands, dirty pool, dirty realism, dirty rice, dirty trick, dirty tricks, dirty war, dirty word
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